Terrill Dickey
09 December 2024 09:27
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has expanded its dataset offering through an Open API, enhancing data on retail banking facilities and promoting innovative applications.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the expansion of its unique dataset of retail banking facilities through the introduction of an additional spatial dataset. This initiative, launched on December 9, 2024, aims to enhance public accessibility to banking information via an Open Application Programming Interface (API), according to the HKMA.
Full bank details
The newly available dataset provides detailed information on five types of self-service banking machines operated by 20 retail banks in Hong Kong. These include cash deposit machines, check deposit machines, integrated cash and check deposit machines, passbook updating machines, and video cash machines. This expansion complements two previously released datasets, which now form a complete trio of datasets regarding physical banking facilities.
Enhanced information on branches and ATMs
In addition to the new dataset, the HKMA has enriched existing datasets of physical branches and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The updated information now includes details on barrier-free measures in branches and specific currencies available for depositing and withdrawing at ATMs, strengthening the completeness of the database.
Encourage Innovation
The HKMA encourages application developers, technology service providers and the general public to use these open datasets. By leveraging this data, innovative applications and solutions can be developed, benefiting the wider community and enhancing the banking experience in Hong Kong.
The datasets can be accessed and downloaded from the HKMA’s Open API portalfacilitating ease of access and integration for various technological applications.
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